Ruby rails: translation
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NOTE:
The t()
function translates code (internationalization)
The l()
function formats datetime objects.
See https://guides.rubyonrails.org/i18n.html#abstracting-localized-code
Documentation
internationalization docs https://guides.rubyonrails.org/i18n.html#internationalization-and-localization
Locations
{project}/config/locales/{locale}.yml
A dictionary of localized (native language) words. These are used by the t()
function.
Internationalization
- words/sentences to be internationalized are stored in a
{project}/config/locales/{locale}.yml
file.Locales
I18n.locale # get/set current localeTranslate
t('key') # translate {locale.yml}['key'] t('key', scope: 'general.network') # translate {locale.yml}['general']['network']['key'] t('key', scope: [:general, :network]) # translate {locale.yml}['general']['network']['key']Locale-Specific Grammar
# variable interpolation t('key', price: "${price}") # alters substitutions of 'price'. use a variable for regional t('key', price: "{price}$")
Dates/Times
See
#l
method (localize).